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TV Shows - Toxic Crusaders

Toxic Crusaders was a cartoon that aired in 1991 on Fox. It starred Toxie, the main hero, and his friends NoZone (a pilot who crashed into a silo of radioactive pepper and wound up with a giant nose, which he uses to make powerful sneezes), Junkyard (a hobo who sought refuge with a dog and was consequently merged together with it when covered with toxic waste), Headbanger (a combination of a singing telegram boy, Fender, and a mad scientist, Bender), and Major Disaster (a military man with the ability to control plant life after falling into a radioactive swamp).

It's funny, in a way, how they tone down the violence and themes to make it kid friendly. It happened with the Turtles, and it happened to Toxic Avenger. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on February 23, 2010, 1:46 pm - (0 votes)
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Based on the main character of a cult classic horror film (The Toxic Avenger), Toxic Crusaders had a number of things in common with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutated heroes, villains that nobody in their right mind would like, and of course, merchandise tied to the series (in particular, Toxic Crusaders action figures were made by Playmates, the same company that made TMNT action figures at that time). But the show didn't last beyond its initial 5-episode run, and I'd argue that it never really had a chance to rock. -- Submitted By: (markrabo) on September 18, 2009, 11:19 am - (0 votes)
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